Samuel knighton



(No Model.)

S. KNIGHTON.

BAND TIE N5. 535,502. Patented Mar. 12, 1895.

NITED STATES PATENT Grrroa,

SAMUEL KNIGHTON, OF WINNIPEG, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES E.KAVANAGH, OF SAME PLACE.

BAN D-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,502, dated March12, 1895.

Application filed November 3, 1894- Serial No. 527,791- (No model.)

To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL KNIGHTON, a citizen of Canada, residing atWinnipeg, in the county of Selkirk and Province of Mauitoba, Canada,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Band-Ties; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a band tie for va rious purposes, and it hasfor its object to produce a device at a minimum expense, which will beuseful for a variety of purposes, such for instance as tying uppackages, as a shawl-strap, a belt, or the like.

I shall not undertake to describe all the purposes to which my devicemight be putas a description of the construction and mode of operationwill be sufficient to enable any person to use the device for suchpurpose as he may find it applicable.

In the accompanying drawings, to which similar reference letters aremade,indicating corresponding parts in the two views, Figure 1, is aperspective view of the improved device in an open position, and Fig. 2,is a similar view in a closed position.

In carrying out myinvention, I take a strap A, which may be of leather,light sheet-metal, or other suitable material, and of a sufficientlength and width, and provide it for a sufficient distance in its lengthwith holes or apertures a. I provide one end of the strap with a loopI), which may be secured thereto by placing the end of the strap throughone branch of the loop and securing the end of the strap upon itself bystitches c, or the like. I provide the opposite end with a loop (1,which is designed to be passed through the loop I). I also provide thestrap at or adjacent to the end carrying the metallic loop 01, and onits inner side, with an upwardly-disstrap, which secure the metallicloop D, and V the whole riveted or otherwise secured together.

The strap is provided on its outer side and preferably near the loop b,with a stud f, which may have an angular head 91, and is designed totake into the holes or apertures Ct.

In practice, when it is desired to secure a package or bundle, the strapbeing placed around the article or articles, the loop cl, and the end ofthe strap to which it is attached, is passed through the loop I), on theopposite end of the strap, and when drawn sufficiently tight around thearticle, the stud is let into the desired hole or aperture in the strapWhere the tie will be secure. By then slipping the hook e, under thebodyot' the looped band or strap, the free end will be retained inposition.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- As an improved articleof manufacture, the herein described tie or band clasp comprising thestrap having the loop I), at one end and the apertures a, atintermediate points in its length and the stud adapted to engage saidapertures, and also having its opposite end passed through the loop 17,and provided with the hook or clip 6, all substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL KNIGHTON.

Witn esses ALBERT EVANS, WALTER CHESTERTON.

